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Trying to decide between Hetzner Storage Share (managed Nextcloud) and Hetzner Cloud (VPS) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 5 acronyms.

[Thread #245 for this comm, first seen 18th Apr 2026, 16:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Apple CLI command to mount an SMB share that isn't abysmally slow in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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IP	Internet Protocol
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #244 for this comm, first seen 18th Apr 2026, 13:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

IPv6 With ISP That Only Does 6rd in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IP	Internet Protocol
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #243 for this comm, first seen 17th Apr 2026, 21:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Are you doing anything cool with n8n? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
nginx	Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #242 for this comm, first seen 17th Apr 2026, 11:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Voiden - an Offline, Git-native API tool built around Markdown in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
Zigbee	Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.

[Thread #241 for this comm, first seen 17th Apr 2026, 04:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

IPv6 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #240 for this comm, first seen 17th Apr 2026, 00:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Question for Reasonable Security in New Server Setup in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #239 for this comm, first seen 16th Apr 2026, 01:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Cloudflare launches private mesh VPN (Tailscale-like) offering in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CF	CloudFlare
CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #238 for this comm, first seen 15th Apr 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Security Scanning in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #237 for this comm, first seen 14th Apr 2026, 20:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[Solved] What do I need to setup for an email-proxy? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

[Thread #236 for this comm, first seen 14th Apr 2026, 01:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Colota 1.x - Open Source Android GPS Tracker with selfhosted backend support in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.

[Thread #235 for this comm, first seen 12th Apr 2026, 12:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How should I mount my storage HDDs in Proxmox? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
SBC	Single-Board Computer
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #234 for this comm, first seen 12th Apr 2026, 07:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]